Phanom Phrai is a district (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the southeastern part of Roi Et Province

Roi Et Province

Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Nong Hi

Amphoe Nong Hi

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Sai, Suwannaphum and Phanom Phrai of Roi Et Province, and Sila Lat of Sisaket Province.-History:...

, Suwannaphum

Amphoe Suwannaphum

Suwannaphum is a district of Roi Et Province, in eastern Thailand. It is named after the legendary country Suwannaphum, which according to Thai tradition was located in the Chao Phraya plain.-Geography:...

, At Samat

Amphoe At Samat

- Geography :The district is located in central Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are Thawat Buri, Thung Khao Luang, Selaphum, Phanom Phrai, Suwannaphum, Mueang Suang, Chaturaphak Phiman and Mueang Roi Et....

, Selaphum

Amphoe Selaphum

Selaphum is a district in the eastern part of Roi Et Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phanom Phrai, At Samat, Thung Khao Luang, Thawat Buri, Chiang Khwan, Pho Chai, Phon Thong and Nong Phok of Roi Et Province, Kut Chum, Sai Mun and Mueang Yasothon of Yasothon...

 of Roi Et Province, Mueang Yasothon

Amphoe Mueang Yasothon

Mueang Yasothon is the capital district of the province of Yasothon in northeastern Thailand on the Chi River. Subdistrict Nai Mueang determines the city limits of the town of Yasothon.-History:...

, Kham Khuean Kaeo

Amphoe Kham Khuean Kaeo

Kham Khuean Kaeo is a district of Yasothon Province in northeastern Thailand.-History:In 1917, the district was renamed to Lumphuk after its central subdistrict...

, Maha Chana Chai

Amphoe Maha Chana Chai

-History:In 1859, Prince Thao Puttakhamphun founded a new city in the vicinity of the village of Woen Chai beside the Chi River, which he named Mueang Han Chai Cham Na In 1863, King Rama IV renamed the town Mueang Maha Chana Chai The town became a district of...

 of Yasothon Province

Yasothon Province

Yasothon is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand on the Chi River. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket and Roi Et.-Geography:...

 and Sila Lat

Amphoe Sila Lat

Sila Lat is a district in the northwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on July 1, 1997, when four tambon were split off from Rasi Salai district....

 of Sisaket Province

Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 160 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Phanom Phrai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Phanom Phrai. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Phanom Phrai	พนมไพร	19	11,295
2.	Saen Suk	แสนสุข	18	8,714
3.	Kut Nam Sai	กุดน้ำใส	10	3,859
4.	Nong Thap Thai	หนองทัพไทย	14	7,284
5.	Pho Yai	โพธิ์ใหญ่	14	7,046
6.	Wari Sawat	วารีสวัสดิ์	11	4,516
7.	Khok Sawang	โคกสว่าง	16	5,030
11.	Pho Chai	โพธิ์ชัย	12	7,195
12.	Na Nuan	นานวล	13	4,759
13.	Kham Hai	คำไฮ	10	5,574
14.	Sa Kaeo	สระแก้ว	9	3,677
15.	Kho Yai	ค้อใหญ่	7	2,288
17.	Chanuwan	ชานุวรรณ	7	3,903

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nong Hi district.